Dear Self,                                                                                                     April 22, 19

When you feel run off your feet

And like the day can’t fit

All you need to do

And time slips away too fast…

 

Remember

You like your full life.

You like your to do lists.

You make them even when they aren’t necessary.

You like days that fly more than days that drag.

You like your full, wonderful life.

 

 

 

When you feel

Shackled to the same ho-hum routine

And the endless meal-planning,

Lunch packing, grocery shopping,

Chore doing, exercise rushing seems monotonous…

 

 

Remember

You like your routined life.

You like it’s comfort and constancy.

You like meals at home and clean rooms.

You like working out and reaching goals.

You like the purpose and joy it all gives you.

You like your full, wonderful, routined life.

 

 

When your evenings are jammed

With more social events than you have energy for

And the weekends are much the same

And you just wish for a quiet day at home

With a blissful NADA on the schedule…

 

 

Remember

You like your community. A lot.

You love how they keep you alive and joyful, loving life together.

You love how they fill all the cracks and become family.

You love how they give you spiritual support.

You love how they bless you by trusting you to be in their life too.

You love your full, wonderful, routined, vibrant community-filled life.

 

 

When your Sabbath is open

And stretches out long

And all the books have been read

And all the walks have been walked

And all the naps have been had

And your just vibrating to get back to the “to do’s”…

 

 

Remember

You need your rest. Margin is healthy.

You are limited. Your soul, body, spirit needs to be still.

Your presence is more valuable than your performance

Or your productivity. You are worth taking care of.

You do not have to feel guilty, or fear missing out.

You love your full, wonderful, routined, intentionally restful life.

 

This is the journey

Of how to be content.

By remembering in the busy

That rest will come

And remembering in the rest

Why I love the busy.

This is the journey

Of accepting all I’ve been given

And cherishing all I’ve created

And never taking it all for granted.

This is the journey

Of loving the life You gave me, Papa.

When it’s easy and when it’s hard.

There’s no other life I’d rather live

But this one, right now, with You.